Houses along Lake Baikal

Last train to Moscow

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November 19th 2007
11-19 November Boy, the compartment sure seems big without two Italians, eight Mongolians, 27 packages, snacks and drinks. With Sarah and Dalila missing the train, I have an entire four-person compartment all to myself for the five-day journey. So, I stow my gear, make some tea and start watching Mongolia pass by. We travel through the evening and in the middle of the night cross in ... read more

Europe » Russia

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more